I don't understand this - what is going wrong?

[cubeslayer]

Every individual improves differently, and quite honestly quit worrying about your times. Keep cubing, and enjoy cubing. No one's going to care if you get any faster or slower ( save your own ego, of course). So, you might as well enjoy the puzzle for what it is: the funnest and most addicting toy ever created! By enjoying the journey and not the result, you WILL likely improve. And if you don't improve in regards to speed, at least you spent your time on a fun journey.